| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Crusts several inches thick comprised of crystals. |
| Habit: | Simply-terminated, rhombic |
| Colour: | Creamy-white (egg shell) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Epidote
Laumontite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Native Copper | 2 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Twin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 258208 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:258208:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 6.7km (4.2 miles) | ⓘCrown King & Tiger Mine groups (Crown King and Tiger Mines), Esperanza Mine group [old], Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 7.9km (4.9 miles) | ⓘSierrita Mine, Batamote Hills, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘSan Xavier Mine (San Xavier Mine shaft), Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.1km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMission pit, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.2km (6.9 miles) | ⓘMineral Hill Mines (Azurite group; Old Azurite Mine; Copper Glance Mine), Mineral Hill, Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 11.6km (7.2 miles) | ⓘMission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | ⓘSan Xavier pit (San Xavier open pit; San Xavier West Mine; San Xavier Unit Open pit), Mission complex, San Xavier, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 15.5km (9.7 miles) | ⓘNeptune Mine, Gunsight Mountain, Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 23.0km (14.3 miles) | ⓘBlack Dike Mine (Black Dike group; Black Dike claim; Black Dike deposit; Black Dyke Mine; Big Dike; Bobson group; Big Dike Apex & Ajax), Papago Mining District (Sierrita Mining District), Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
| 25.4km (15.8 miles) | ⓘSanta Rita Quarry, Helvetia-Rosemont Mining District, Pima County, Arizona, USA |
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Twin Buttes Mine, Twin Buttes, Pima Mining District, Sierrita Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, USA